These adorable crocheted items resemble mini straw hats or sunhats and are often used as appliqués, magnets, keychains, brooches, or decorations for gift wraps and bags.
Here’s a simple crochet pattern to make your own mini sunhat like the ones in this image:
🧵 Crochet Mini Hat (Sunhat) – Detailed Tutorial
📍 Stitches Used:
- ch = chain
- sc = single crochet
- sl st = slip stitch
- inc = increase (2 sc in same stitch)
- blo = back loop only
- rev sc = reverse single crochet (crab stitch)
🧶 Step 1: Crown (Top of Hat)
Yarn Color A (e.g., brown)
- Round 1:
- Start with a magic ring
- Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), work 10 sc into the ring
- Pull tight, sl st to join (10 stitches)
- Round 2:
- Ch 1, 2 sc in each stitch around
- Join with sl st (20 stitches)
- Round 3:
- Ch 1, (1 sc, 2 sc in next) repeat around
- Join (30 stitches)
👒 Step 2: Side of the Hat (Wall)
- Round 4:
- Ch 1, sc in each stitch around but work in back loops only (BLO)
- Join (30 stitches)
🔹 This forms the vertical side of the hat
- Rounds 5–6:
- Ch 1, sc in both loops in each stitch around
- Do this for 2 rounds
- Join (30 stitches each round)
- You can switch to Color B after Round 6 if desired
🧢 Step 3: Brim
Switch to Color B (e.g., white)
- Round 7:
- Ch 1, (1 sc, 2 sc in next) repeat around
- This increases the brim size (45 stitches total)
- Join with sl st
- Round 8 (Optional):
- Work reverse single crochet (crab stitch) in each stitch around for a beautiful finished edge
- Join and fasten off
🎀 Step 4: Bow
- Use the contrasting color (opposite of crown)
- Chain 20 (or more if you want a bigger bow)
- Turn, sl st into 2nd ch from hook and each chain back (19 sl sts)
- Tie both ends into a bow shape
- Sew or tie around the base of the crown
🔚 Step 5: Finishing
- Use a yarn needle to weave in all ends neatly
- You can steam block lightly if needed
- Attach it to pins, magnets, or appliqué it to bags, hats, or blankets!
📷 Optional: Add a pin backing or magnet
- Use hot glue or sew a pin back to turn it into a brooch
- Or glue a magnet for refrigerator decoration
Video tutorial : Easy crochet mini hat tutorial
